 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 344,731 Views | |  |  |  | |  11-29-2007, 07:37 PM | #46 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: eldorado, ON, Canada Posts: 14 |
Hi, Here is the URL about acetone. Only draw back is if you have cheap plastic in your fuel lines, it will eat through it. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2598 THe guy's chart says 2-3 oz/ 10 gal Best, John Paul |  |  | | 11-29-2007, 07:59 PM | #47 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
hmm. sounds really risky. anyone ever tried it? just wondering.
hey jesse, im gonna definitely do the sea foam thing at the Socal meet. hopefully u can help me out. | | | | | 01-11-2008, 11:28 PM | #48 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 8 |
I'm "foaming" my ti tomorrow as it turns out. 122,000 miles and going strong.
(Injectors were professionally cleaned at 65,000 miles). | | | | | 02-22-2008, 08:03 PM | #49 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Athens, Ga Posts: 44 |
I just tried it (i have used it with vehicles in the past) because my lifts were freezing on me creating a knocking noise. I didnt get much smoke and I hopefully the knocking noise will go down. I am going to pump a half a quart of oil out of my car tonight and put some marvel mystery oil in. | | | | | 02-22-2008, 10:27 PM | #50 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cope  Hi, Here is the URL about acetone. Only draw back is if you have cheap plastic in your fuel lines, it will eat through it. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2598 THe guy's chart says 2-3 oz/ 10 gal Best, John Paul | That's funny, fingernail polish remover is mostly acetone. It's sold in plastic bottles. Maybe they use expensive plastic to make the bottles. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | | | 03-11-2008, 02:20 AM | #51 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 |
Just got done sea foaming my ti and WOW it smoked like crazy!! Afterwards it is running like a champ. I assumed after turning 200k on it she needed a good ole sea foam. Works great!  | | | | | 03-12-2008, 06:29 PM | #52 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
bmw85318ti
what does your avatar picture say?
something something in my bmw __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 03-12-2008, 07:59 PM | #53 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
well i seafoamed my car like last week. i can tell that there has been an improvement. engine idle is quieter. its not as loud anymore on the freeways while driving at 80mph, which is pretty much considered normal around here. i still have to see if it improved on my MPG. i just changed the fuel filter and thermostat (jesse suggested it was bad since it went down on the freeways). so hopefully the seafoam does what i wanted it to do... __________________ 
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll  ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 03-12-2008, 08:22 PM | #54 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 157 |
Quote: Originally Posted by thesk8nmidget bmw85318ti
what does your avatar picture say?
something something in my bmw | I don't know but I think we need the full size pic  | | | | | 03-12-2008, 08:42 PM | #55 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Damascus, Maryland Posts: 434 |
I'm at 80,000 miles and I think I may be doing a seafoam treatment soon. Only problem I can think of is that there isn't really a good place to drive around here where cops won't be. I'm gonna get a lotta odd looks, thats for sure. Everyone around the capital is so critical  I have one question though...I know the foam states that the O2 sensors will be fine, but I'm a bit worried as I've recently, within the last 6 months, had mine replaced. Common sense tells me that since they're rather new they shouldn't be harmed, but at the same time I don't want to risk messin them up when they only have a few thousand miles on them. My idle's rather harsh and I'd really like that to stop..If this helps I'll be incredibly happy. __________________  | | | | | 03-13-2008, 12:54 AM | #56 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ken I don't know but I think we need the full size pic | +1, btw, any of those ladies single?  | | | | | 03-13-2008, 02:46 AM | #57 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 47 |
Hey gents, It says "Wanna Ride With Me in My BMW"! Just an FYI don't worry about the O2 Sensors! Mine were fine and they are pretty old! My check engine light came on for about 10 minutes after I did it and once I blew the smoke out it went off by itself and never came back on. Fixed my rough idle! Totally recommend it! | | | | | 03-13-2008, 03:19 AM | #58 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Damascus, Maryland Posts: 434 |
If I have semi-recently changed my oil, should I wait till I'm closer to the 3000 mile mark to foam just to prevent having to dump pretty clean oil? __________________ | | | | | 03-13-2008, 07:51 AM | #59 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
I'd wait until you were closer to changing your oil. I drove mine for about a hundred miles and then changed the oil. __________________ 4 MORE YEARS BABY!!! | | | | | 08-24-2008, 08:55 PM | #60 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mena, Ar Posts: 8 |
I seafoamed my 318 recently. Something that seems strange to me happened when I did it though. Everything I have read says that the engine will want to stall when it sucks up the seafoam. Well when I was sucking it in through the intake the engine seemed to do that opposite d sounded like it was being revved up.
It has been a while since I did the treatment, I was just thinking back on it and it seemed odd. Any ideas? Or am i just missing something completely obvious? | | | | | |
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